Needs and Wants Worksheet

Money maths lesson 21: Needs and wants · Set 479 · 40 sums

The method (Must have or nice to have?): Ask: can I live, stay healthy and go to school without it? If not, it is a need. If it is extra or just for fun, it is a want. Pay for needs first; money left for wants = money − needs.

1. 1.Diya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a toy robot (b) medicine when ill (c) drinking water (d) soap
2. 2.Dev has ₹550. First Dev pays for needs: a lunch box (₹60) and notebooks (₹60). How many rupees are left for wants?
3. 3.Gurpreet has ₹950. First Gurpreet pays for needs: a lunch box (₹110) and notebooks (₹100). How many rupees are left for wants?
4. 4.For Kavya, is “bus fare to school” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
5. 5.For Lakshmi, is “toothpaste” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
6. 6.For Zoya, is “vegetables” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
7. 7.For Zoya, is “a remote-control car” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
8. 8.Vivaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) rice and dal (b) sweets every day (c) a new party dress (d) extra comic books
9. 9.Nisha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) rice and dal (c) school shoes (d) toothpaste
10. 10.Aditya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) sweets every day (b) a video game (c) a raincoat (d) a third cricket bat
11. 11.Farhan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) rice and dal (b) a warm blanket (c) a raincoat (d) a fancy phone cover
12. 12.Lakshmi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a glitter pen set (b) milk (c) toothpaste (d) school shoes
13. 13.Meera has ₹350. First Meera pays for needs: notebooks (₹60) and a school uniform (₹50). How many rupees are left for wants?
14. 14.Rohan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) toothpaste (b) a remote-control car (c) medicine when ill (d) soap
15. 15.Ishaan has ₹800. First Ishaan pays for needs: notebooks (₹140) and a geometry box (₹90). How many rupees are left for wants?
16. 16.Farhan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) sweets every day (b) extra comic books (c) a glitter pen set (d) milk
17. 17.Priya has ₹650. First Priya pays for needs: notebooks (₹190) and a lunch box (₹110). How many rupees are left for wants?
18. 18.For Ananya, is “a new party dress” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
19. 19.Saanvi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a sticker album (b) toothpaste (c) notebooks for school (d) a school uniform
20. 20.Arjun is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a video game (b) a fancy phone cover (c) a remote-control car (d) toothpaste
21. 21.Aarav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) drinking water (b) sweets every day (c) vegetables (d) a school uniform
22. 22.Meera is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) school shoes (b) soap (c) a video game (d) bus fare to school
23. 23.For Vivaan, is “a remote-control car” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
24. 24.Ishaan has ₹800. First Ishaan pays for needs: a water bottle (₹160) and a school uniform (₹110). How many rupees are left for wants?
25. 25.For Diya, is “a remote-control car” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
26. 26.Aarav has ₹500. First Aarav pays for needs: socks (₹60) and a lunch box (₹150). How many rupees are left for wants?
27. 27.For Kavya, is “a video game” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
28. 28.Diya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) rice and dal (b) soap (c) bus fare to school (d) a bigger TV
29. 29.For Lakshmi, is “a raincoat” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
30. 30.Nisha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) medicine when ill (b) rice and dal (c) a school uniform (d) a video game
31. 31.Riya has ₹300. First Riya pays for needs: notebooks (₹80) and a lunch box (₹60). How many rupees are left for wants?
32. 32.Pooja is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a schoolbag (b) school shoes (c) rice and dal (d) a remote-control car
33. 33.Kabir is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a video game (b) a glitter pen set (c) designer sunglasses (d) a warm blanket
34. 34.Dev is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a schoolbag (b) a toy robot (c) a bigger TV (d) a fancy phone cover
35. 35.Nisha has ₹500. First Nisha pays for needs: a water bottle (₹90) and a school uniform (₹100). How many rupees are left for wants?
36. 36.Farhan has ₹300. First Farhan pays for needs: a raincoat (₹90) and a water bottle (₹50). How many rupees are left for wants?
37. 37.Meera has ₹600. First Meera pays for needs: a school uniform (₹50) and school shoes (₹90). How many rupees are left for wants?
38. 38.Aarav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) drinking water (b) rice and dal (c) a remote-control car (d) vegetables
39. 39.Karan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) a bigger TV (c) a video game (d) notebooks for school
40. 40.For Ananya, is “designer sunglasses” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want

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